Dangerfield opposition jeopardizes Odessa planning seat
An Odessa council clash over Dangerfield’s bid for the planning and zoning commission centers on his threats to picket city water parks and opposition to hiring COM Aquatics. Council members Bodiford Tate and Morris previously voted against him, with Cathy Herzog undecided as district representative. The next council meeting looms.
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Dangerfield
Odessa
COM Aquatics
Planning and Zoning Commission
Medical Center Hospital Board
Bodiford
Tate
Don
Morris
Cathy Herzog
District 2
Herzog
Planning and
EPA outlines new storm water rules across Texas region
Everett Spencer of EPA Region 6 says federal storm water regulations follow past groundwater problems and 1972 Clean Water Act limits. He notes a 2003 deadline for municipalities to present plans, with the TNRCC overseeing implementation in Midland San Angelo and Lubbock regions, as rules are replaced.
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Everett Spencer
EPA
United States
Spencer
National Resources Defenses Council
TNRCC
Michael Edmiston
Midland
San Angelo
Lubbock
EPA storm water control measures summary
The EPA outlines six control measures to improve storm water cleanliness. Public Education distributes materials and conducts outreach. Public Involvement seeks community participation in clean ups. Illicit Discharge Detection targets discharges and hazardous waste. Construction Site Runoff requires monitoring to prevent pollution. Post construction Runoff watches new developments for runoff. Pollution Prevention requires city training to reduce pollutant runoff.
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EPA
Adoption seals life of girl found in closet case
In Dallas area, 9 year old Barbara Atkinson was sentenced to life for starving the girl kept in a lice ridden closet. The girl, found last summer in a Hutchins mobile home weighing 25 pounds, has been adopted by Bill and Sabrina Kavanaugh who had tried to adopt her at birth. She is now about 44 inches tall and 59 pounds.
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Dallas
van Zandt County
Bill
Sabrina Kavanaugh
Barbara Atkinson
Hutchins
DALLAS Twins face ethical decision on separation
Egyptian conjoined twins Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim, joined at the head, face a life altering choice as medical and religious experts in Egypt and the United States debate whether separation is possible and worth the risk. Doctors warn surgery could save one life while risking both, or yield no improvement if kept joined.
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Dallas
Mohamed
Ahmed Ibrahim
Richard Burgh
Rider University
Lawrenceville
Burgh
Texas
Kenneth Salyer
North Texas Hospital
Medical City Dallas
Salyer
Nasser Abdel al
Abu el- Reesh Hospital
Cairo
Egypt
Cairo Hospital
Great Britain
Marvin Newman
Rollins College
Winter Park
Fla
Newman
The
World Craniofacial Foundation
Jop
Dallas-Fort Worth International
Grapevine
North Texas Hospital For Children
ECISD approves cost-saving bid for Gale Pond project
President Carol Gregg supports, as Rutherford arrives to a quorum. The board cut $18,000 in taxpayer costs and approved J C Roberts of Midland for the Gale Pond Alamo Elementary School project at $1.882 million from a $1.9 million estimate. ECISD architect David Finley presented the bid. After executive session, Donna Pharis was named principal at Fannin Early Education Center, with hires for several coaches including Jim Edwards, Carrie Jobe, Chad Peterson, and David Denham at Permian High School.
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Carol Gregg
Rutherford
Gale Pond Alamo
J.C. Roberts
Midland
ECISD
David
Finley
Jim Edwards
Permian High School
Carrie Jobe
PHS
Chad Peterson
David Denham
Donna Pharis
Lubbock Isd
Fannin Early Education Center
Buckner program aids teens in Odessa to change lives
Anna Rodriguez of Buckner Healthy Families cites the program’s work in Ector County since 1999 to reduce teen pregnancies. In Odessa, teens as young as 11 have joined, with counseling helping shift attitudes toward life choices. Maria Vega, 19, credits increased self esteem and a new perspective after two years in the program.
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Anna Rodriguez
Buckner Healthy Families
Rodriguez
Morales
Ector County
Odessa
Texas
Dorothy
Maria Vega
Vega
Iri
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Permian Basin
Robert L. Chappell, Jr
Dr. Prema L
Vindhya
Chasiti Laney, RN
East
Abdel al Said
Abdel al
Agency
Dan Dorothy
ACT Counseling
Maytag Atlantis
Aes Ash
Amana
Widesteekstees
Rae
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